It led to a campaign by parents to return services for children who were in need of them.

Gino Kenny (Image: Collins Photo Agency)

Gino Kenny said: "The government need to wake up to the crisis situation that we have in CAMHS services in Ireland.

"Due to the chronic underfunding of CAMHS and the continued reduction of beds in Linn Dara and other centres we have children and adolescents being put into adult wards. This is a scandal in my opinion and is not appropriate in any way.

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“Minister Daly needs to take a lead on this now and demand that the government increase their extra allocation of funds in Budget 2019 from €55 million extra to €304 million as we in People Before Profit have suggested.

“We need to hire more mental health nurses and pay them properly so that we can open more beds and end the crisis in our CAMHS services.

"If the government continue to allow this to happen and not put in place the required funding to alleviate the situation, they are abdicating their responsibility towards these vulnerable young people.”

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